Biosciences

The Biosciences team conducts research on the biomechanics of motor vehicle occupants as it relates to occupant injuries, crash protection, and occupant accommodation.

Biosciences researchers use state-of-the-art laboratory testing facilities, computer modeling, and data analysis techniques to conduct a wide range of research. The scope of Biosciences work encompasses these main areas:

• Impact biomechanics
  Laboratory studies on human impact responses, injury mechanisms, and injury tolerance.
• Human body modeling
  Parametric human modeling to account for morphological and biomechanical variations among various vulnerable populations, such as females, elderly, children, and people with obesity.
• Engineering anthropometry and vehicle ergonomics
  Extensive volunteer testing to characterize posture, motion, and body shape during interactions with vehicles, seats, and other systems.
• Safety design optimization
  Develop experimental, computational, and AI-based methods to optimize vehicle safety systems, incorporating human variability across a diverse population.
• Crash data analysis
  Identifying mechanisms involved in motor vehicle injuries and evaluating the performance of occupant protection systems.
• Integrated safety
  Research on the interaction between vehicle active and passive safety systems, including occupant pre-crash behavior and advanced driver assistance systems to improve overall crash protection in real-world scenarios.
• Artificial intelligence in biomechanics and safety
  Application of machine learning techniques to analyze large-scale biomechanical data, predict injury risk, model occupant behavior, and enhance the design and evaluation of safety systems.